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#15092F Color

#15092F is rgb(21, 9, 47) in RGB, hsl(259, 68%, 11%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 81%, 0%, 82%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Purple (#301934), visibly different at ΔE 12.86. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#15092F
HEX#15092F
RGBrgb(21, 9, 47)
HSLhsl(259, 68%, 11%)
HSVhsv(259, 81%, 18%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 81%, 0%, 82%)
OKLCHoklch(18.5% 0.072 292.5)
LABlab(4.83% 13.04 -22.60)
LCHlch(4.83% 26.09 299.99)

What #15092F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #15092F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#15092F Channel Values

How #15092F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 21 · G 9 · B 478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 68% · L 11%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 81% · V 18%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 82%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance18.88:1 vs white · 1.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #15092F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text18.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #15092F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #15092F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #15092F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #15092F.

How #15092F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#15092F
Protanopia#0C0C2F
Protanomaly#100B2F
Deuteranopia#0E0E2F
Deuteranomaly#110C2F
Tritanopia#0E1212
Tritanomaly#110F21
Achromatopsia#111111

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #15092F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-15092f: #15092F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #15092F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-15092f': '#15092F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.082, green: 0.035, blue: 0.184)
Android XML<color name="color_15092f">#15092F</color>
SVG fillfill="#15092F"

More Purple Colors

#15092F sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#15092F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #15092F?

#15092F is a darkest purple — rgb(21, 9, 47) in RGB and hsl(259, 68%, 11%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.86.

What is the RGB value of #15092F?

#15092F is rgb(21, 9, 47) — red 21, green 9, and blue 47 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #15092F?

#15092F converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 81%, 0%, 82%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #15092F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #15092F scores 18.88:1 against white and 1.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #15092F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #15092F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 26.54, which is a different colour altogether.

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